Computer Information Systems at University of Florida

Every computer information systems school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the CIS program at University of Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 308 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from UF.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Information Systems section at the bottom of this page.

UF Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
• Master’s Degree in CIS
• Doctorate Degree in CIS

Online Classes Are Available at UF

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UF offers distance education options for CIS at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UF Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at UF compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CIS major at UF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Information Systems. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	13
Best Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Schools	15
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	19
	22
Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
	31
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	35
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	37
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	43
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	64
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	90
	110
	141
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	176
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	300
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	327

In 2021, 336 students received their master’s degree in CIS from UF. This makes it the #13 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UF CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UF is $76,677. This is 44% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at UF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at University of Florida.

UF Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

The CIS program at UF awarded 308 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 81% of these degrees went to men with the other 19% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its CIS bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Florida with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	68
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	134
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

UF Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 336 CIS majors earned their master's degree from UF. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Florida with a master's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	314
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UF also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 19 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

If you plan to be a CIS major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	656
Informatics	7

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Analysis

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in CIS can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Software Applications Developers	38,160	$95,610
Computer Systems Analysts	24,970	$85,050
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,780	$79,070
Systems Software Developers	17,270	$102,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers	16,920	$129,540

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.